French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault gestures as he speaks during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France is pushing to put allegations of spying by the United States against its European allies on the agenda of a summit of European leaders in Brussels on Thursday, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said.
Describing the allegations in Le Monde newspaper of mass surveillance of French citizens by the U.S. National Security Agency as "serious" and "shocking", Ayrault said Europe needed to band together to negotiate with the United States.
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